The Spiritual Variant or Variante Espiritual is an optional route of the Portuguese Camino de Santiago from Pontevedra to Padron. This route is one of my favorites out of 9 different Camino de Santiago routes that I’ve done. The name spiritual comes from the fact that the route follows the last part of the journey of the remains of the Apostle St.James. This variant goes past some amazing towns on the Portuguese Way.
I’ve done the route twice, the first time as a part of our walk on the Portuguese Camino from Lisbon, and the second time as a separate route, and both times really liked it.
Spiritual Variant PDF file
To help you with planning, we have created a free downloadable PDF file with walking stages and places to stay on the Spiritual Variant of the Portuguese Camino.
Download the PDF file of the Spiritual Variant
The Spiritual Variant (Variante Espiritual) route overview
